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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Saniya Iyappan
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002
|04|20|df=y}}<ref name="HBD">[https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/happy-birthday-saniya-iyappan-5-things-you-should-know-about-the-actress/amp_etphotostory/82155663.cms Happy birthday Saniya Iyappan - 5 things you should know about the actress]</ref>
| birth_place = 
| alma mater = Nalanda Public School, Thammanam
| occupation = {{hlist|Film actress|dancer}}
| years_active = 2014 – present
}}
'''Saniya Iyappan''' an Indian actress who works in [[Malayalam cinema]]. She is best known for her notable roles in films ''[[Queen (2018 film)|Queen]]'' (2018), ''[[Lucifer (film)|Lucifer]]'' (2019) and [[Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi]] (2021).She has won [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/winners-of-the-66th-filmfare-awards-south-2019_-38163.html|title=Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019|website=Filmfare|date=21 December 2019|access-date=4 April 2020}}</ref>

==Acting career==
Saniya started her career in television, as a contestant in the dance reality show ''[[D 4 Dance|D2 - D 4 Dance]]'' on [[Mazhavil Manorama]]. She emerged as the second runner up of the show.<ref name=interview>[https://www.fwdlife.in/saniya-iyappan-queen-is-she-all-set-to-conquer-the-world"Saniya Iyappan – All Set To Conquer The World Like A Queen"]</ref>

Saniya made her film acting debut with ''Baalyakaalasakhi'' in 2014, portraying the childhood of [[Isha Talwar]].<ref name="HBD">[https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/happy-birthday-saniya-iyappan-5-things-you-should-know-about-the-actress/amp_etphotostory/82155663.cms Happy birthday Saniya Iyappan - 5 things you should know about the actress]</ref> She also acted in ''Apothecary'' in the same year, as the daughter of [[Suresh Gopi]]. After playing brief roles in various films, Saniya played her first lead role in the 2018 film ''[[Queen (2018 film)|Queen]]''.<ref>[https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150915/entertainment-mollywood/article/i-haven%E2%80%99t-got-my-due-d4-dance-saniya-iyappan"I haven’t got my due in D4 Dance: Saniya Iyappan"]</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Queen, a film on a girl in Mechanical Engineering batch|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/queen-a-film-on-a-girl-in-mechanical-engineering-batch/articleshow/56894685.cms|publisher=Times of India}}</ref> Her performance earned her several accolades including [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut - South]]. She next starred in [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]]'s directorial debut ''[[Lucifer (film)|Lucifer]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Meet Jhanvi from Prithviraj directorial 'Lucifer'!|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/meet-jhanvi-from-prithviraj-directorial-lucifer/articleshow/68370504.cms |access-date=18 March 2019|work=[[The Times of India]]|agency=Times News Network|date=12 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Digital Native|title='Queen' actor Saniya Iyappan roped in for Mohanlal-Prithviraj's 'Lucifer'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/queen-actor-saniya-iyappan-roped-mohanlal-prithviraj-s-lucifer-83398|access-date=26 August 2018|work=[[The News Minute]]|date=20 June 2018}}</ref> Then she starred in Mammootty starred film [[The Priest (2021 film)|The Priest]] in a cameo role.<ref>[https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/spotted-saniya-iyappan-dubs-for-mammoottys-the-priest/articleshow/79914313.cms Spotted! Saniya Iyappan dubs for Mammootty’s ‘The Priest’]</ref> She next played the lead role in a [[Rape and revenge film|rape and revenge horror thriller film]] titled [[Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi|Krishnankutty Pani thudangi]], opposing Vishnu unnikrishnan where her performance was crtically accalimed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=കൃഷ്ണന്‍കുട്ടി പണിതുടങ്ങി - ഒന്നില്‍ നിന്ന് മറ്റൊന്നിലേക്ക് മുറുകുന്ന ഭീതി {{!}} Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi {{!}} Film Review|url=https://www.doolnews.com/krishnankutty-pani-thudangi-film-review-vishnu-unnikrishnan-saniya-iyyappan-by-shmabu-dev444.html|access-date=2021-04-21|website=DoolNews|language=ml}}</ref><ref>[https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/vishnu-unnikrishnan-and-saniya-iyappan-wrap-the-shooting-of-krishnankutty-pani-thudangi/articleshow/80583480.cms Vishnu Unnikrishnan and Saniya Iyappan wrap the shooting of ‘Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi’]</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Language
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|rowspan =2|2014
| ''[[Balyakalasakhi (2014 film)|Balyakalasakhi]]''
|Suhara (Childhood)
| [[Malayalam]]
|Child artist
|-
|''[[Apothecary (film)|Apothecary]]''
|Vijay's daughter
|Malayalam
|Child artist
|-
|rowspan=1|2017
| ''Vedham''
| Saniya
|Malayalam
|Supporting role
|-
|rowspan=2|2018
| ''[[Queen (2018 film)|Queen]]''
|Chinnu
|Malayalam
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/winners-of-the-66th-filmfare-awards-south-2019_-38163.html|title=Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019|website=Filmfare|date=21 December 2019|access-date=4 April 2020}}</ref> [[Vanitha Film Awards]] - Best debut
|-
|''[[Pretham 2]]''
|Niranjana
|Malayalam
|
|-
|Rowspan=4|2019
|''Sakalakalasala''
|Swapna
|Malayalam
|[[Cameo appearance]]
|-
|''[[Lucifer (film)|Lucifer]]''
|Jhanvi
|Malayalam
|
|-
|''[[Pathinettam Padi]]''
|Sania
|Malayalam
|Special appearance in "Party Song"
|-
|''White Rose''
|Vijayalakshmi
|Malayalam
|
|-
|Rowspan=3|2021
|''[[The Priest (2021 film)|The Priest]]''
|Diya Alatt
|Malayalam
|Cameo appearance
|-
|''[[Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi]]''
|Beatrice
|Malayalam
|World Television Premiere on 11 April 2021
|-
|''[[Salute (2021 film)|Salute]]''<ref>[https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/saniya-iyappan-on-dulquer-salmaan-diana-penty-film-this-one-is-going-to-be-very-close-to-my-heart/articleshow/81209855.cms Saniya Iyappan on Dulquer Salmaan-Diana Penty film: This one is going to be very close to my heart!]</ref><ref>[https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/photo-saniya-iyappan-joins-the-cast-of-the-dulquer-salmaan-diana-penty-starrer/articleshow/81122774.cms Photo: Saniya Iyappan joins the cast of the Dulquer Salmaan-Diana Penty starrer]</ref> ||||Malayalam||Filming
|}

===Television===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! TV Series
! Role
! Language
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2014
|''Super Dance 6''
|Contestant
|rowspan=6 |Malayalam
|Reality dance show; Winner
|-
|2015
|''[[D 4 Dance]]''
|Contestant
|[[D 4 Dance #season 2|Season 2]]; 2nd runner up
|-
|2017
|''[[D 4 Dance #D 4 Dance Reloaded|D 4 Dance: Reloaded]]''
|Contestant
|Spin-off of [[D 4 Dance]]; 5th place
|-
|2019
|''[[D 4 Dance|D 4 Dance: D5 Junior]]''
|Guest Appearance
|One episode
|}

===Web series===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Channel
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2019
|''[[Karikku|Karikku: Thera Para]]''
|Ashwathy Achu
|[[Karikku]]
|One episode; Mini web series <ref>{{Cite web|title=How Saniya Iyappan became Aswathy Achu in Karikku web series?|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/interview/how-saniya-became-aswathy-achu-in-karikku-web-series--1.3683090|access-date=2020-10-26|website=[[Mathrubhumi]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|''Instagraamam''
|
|Nee stream
|
|-
|}

===Music Videos===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Music Album
! Role
! Language
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2014||''Va Va Mannikanda'' ||Bhaktha||Malayalam||Music album
|-
|2018||''Nallonam''||Herself||Malayalam||Music video
|-
|}

===Short Flims===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Short Flims
! Role
! Language
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2017||''Beloved''||Paru||Malayalam||Short film
|-
|2019||''Strings''||||Malayalam||Short film
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|7479044}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:1996 births]]
[[Category:Child actresses in Malayalam cinema]]

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